Course Description

A managerial, entrepreneurial focus on the law applicable to forming partnerships, corporations and other business entities, raising capital and structuring relationships with agents, employees, partners, officers, and directors.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Written paper and oral presentation analyzing the appropriate form of business organization for a hypothetical business venture.

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Athena Title

Law of Business Organizations

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in LEGL 4300E

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Prerequisite

LEGL 2700 or LEGL 2700E or LEGL 2800H

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to identify many of the legal issues facing entrepreneurs and to develop key strategies for addressing the challenges. At the end of this course, you will have a working knowledge of the main legal aspects of starting and growing a business.

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Topical Outline

1) Employment Law 2) Working with Attorneys 3) Incorporation 4) Structuring Ownership 5) Forming and Working with a Board 6) Raising Money and Securities Regulation 7) Contracts and Leases 8) E-Commerce and Sales of Goods and Services 9) Human Resources 10) Operational Liabilities and Insurance 11) Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy 12) Venture Capital 13) Intellectual Property 14) Global Business 15) Buying and Selling a Business 16) Going Public

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